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Marx Brothers Film Fest: Copacabana

Groucho Marx made his first solo film appearance away from his brothers in the musical comedy Copacabana. Groucho plays two bit theatrical agent Lionel Q. Devereaux, whose favorite and only client is fireball Brazilian entertainer Carmen Novarro (Carmen Miranda). Hoping for a double commission, Devereaux gets Carmen two different singing jobs at the Copacabana nightclub, through the simple expedient of having Carmen wear a veil and pose as a French chanteuse. Steve Hunt (Steve Cochran), manager of the Copa, falls in love with one of the Carmens, much to the dismay of pretty bookkeeper Anne (Gloria Jean). Directed by Alfred E. Green, Black and White Not Rated; 93 minutes; 1947